"Good! When the time comes, we'll start hunting the Golden Monarch!"
Chen Shu grinned, also extremely excited. The boost from Dali was simply too immense.
He increasingly felt their combination was heaven-defying!
He had initially thought Dali would be an ordinary person, living an unremarkable life. He never expected her to be so exceptional in the culinary domain.
The two sat on Little Yellow's head, discussing as they headed straight for the capital.
...
In the afternoon, at the Imperial Dragon Guard headquarters,
"Dali, wait for me outside for a moment. I have a meeting."
"Okay."
Zhang Dali nodded, then began to wander around the hall of the Imperial Dragon Guard department.
Meanwhile, Chen Shu went straight to the top floor, heading for Meeting Room 101.
Before he even got close, Chen Shu could already hear various discussions.
He calmly and composedly opened the meeting room door.
Instantly, all eyes snapped towards him. They recognized Chen Shu immediately.
After all, he was a prominent figure now, considered the foremost person of his generation!
The people in the room exchanged glances, seemingly reaching a consensus.
In that instant, over twenty King-level auras combined and surged towards him. Anyone with weaker psychological fortitude would likely have shown fear on the spot.
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback, a smile playing on his lips. Despite only being Gold Two Stars, he directly ignored everyone's imposing aura.
His psychological resilience was first-class; not to mention King-level, even Legend-level wouldn't faze him.
"As expected of the Southern Jiang Bandit..."
Admiration flickered in their eyes. They voluntarily withdrew their auras, no longer probing the junior before them.
"Are you all testing me?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, a mischievous glint in his eyes.
Chen Qinghai quickly explained:
"Little Chen, they're just very curious about you. They've never seen you in person, so there's no ill intent."
"Minister, I know that, of course."
Chen Shu grinned and said, "But I need to test your psychological fortitude too!"
"?"
Everyone's expressions stiffened, and a hint of vigilance arose instinctively.
The next second, Chen Shu produced a massive bottle filled with a grey potion...
"!!"
The King-level Beast Tamers in the room widened their eyes. Could it be the legendary...
"Little Chen, don't be reckless!"
"You're still young, don't go down the path of crime!"
They all tried to dissuade him. They had merely probed him with their auras, never expecting this fellow to pull out a nuclear bomb...
Chen Shu grinned, then abruptly slammed the giant bottle down. With a clang, the floor was splattered with grey potion.
"Holy crap!"
Everyone's expressions jolted, showing a hint of panic.
Chen Shu used his Half-Phase Summon, a dog's head appearing beside him. A fireball was spat out, directly igniting the potion on the ground!
"Run!"
Pupils contracted, and in less than a second, they summoned their contracted spirits.
Almost instantaneously, various defensive skills were deployed, preparing for the imminent explosion of the nuclear bomb.
After all, they were King-level Beast Tamers; their reaction times were impeccable.
However, as time passed, the anticipated explosion never came.
Hiss, hiss, hiss—
A spark appeared on the grey potion on the ground, then it directly extinguished.
"Your psychological fortitude, everyone, needs some work..."
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, a smile in his eyes.
It wasn't a real nuclear bomb, of course, just something he'd concocted to scare them.
This was the capital. If he dared to ignite it, the Old Master would personally deal with him...
"You rascal!"
Chen Qinghai's mouth twitched as he withdrew his defensive skills. Even he had been startled.
After all, this fellow never played by the rules...
"Phew~~"
Everyone collectively breathed a sigh of relief, thankful it was fake.
Chen Shu sighed and said, "Esteemed Governors, your psychological fortitude still needs more training!"
"..."
The crowd's foreheads were covered in black lines. More training?
Who in their right mind uses a nuclear bomb to test psychological fortitude...
"Alright, please take your seats!"
Chen Qinghai shook his head. This stunt pulled by Chen Shu had indeed startled all the King-level Beast Tamers present.
They had intended to test Chen Shu's psychological resilience, but he had turned the tables on them...
Chen Shu shrugged and calmly sat down, showing no signs of restraint.
Although his strength was inferior to King-level, none of the people present could kill him.
"This kid is truly... ruthless and talkative..."
Everyone gave Chen Shu a deep look, treating him as an equal in power.
"Let's wait a moment, a few more people haven't arrived."
Chen Qinghai smiled slightly and said, "You can discuss freely amongst yourselves."
Ten minutes later, several more Kings arrived, including someone Chen Shu knew.
"Old Liu?"
"You brat, can't you show some respect to your elders?"
Liu Feng's mouth twitched as he sat down next to Chen Shu. Besides him, Nan Cang Governor Fang Wei had also arrived!
Behind them, a man gave Chen Shu a gentle smile.
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback, finding the man somewhat familiar. After a moment's thought, he recognized him:
"Governor Yu."
"I didn't expect you to still remember me?"
The man was slightly surprised. He was an elder of Yu Yi and had interacted with Chen Shu in the [Icefire Forest] before.
His eyes held a touch of emotion, not expecting a student from the same cohort as his junior to have reached such heights.
"I remember, of course, I remember."
Chen Shu smiled and said, "By the way, how is Yu Yi?"
He recalled Yu Yi cutting in line during their enrollment and a hint of reminiscence surfaced.
In the blink of an eye, nearly five years had passed...
"He's currently undergoing training. He formed his own Beast Taming team and is preparing to take on missions this time."
Governor Yu smiled and said, "That boy has always set you as his goal, wanting to catch up with all his might."
"Senior Yu, if it's not working out, perhaps you could let the child find a different goal."
Chen Shu sighed and said,
"There's a difference between an ideal and a fantasy..."